Michele Mignani

Michele Mignani (born 30 April 1972) is an Italian professional football manager and former defender. He last served as the head coach of club Cesena.

Playing career Mignani made his Serie A debut on 13 January 1991 against U.S. Lecce. He then went on to spend ten seasons with Siena, serving as the team captain during the club's first Serie A campaign and being one of the mainstays for the Tuscans. He left in 2006, and Siena retired his #4 jersey number as an homage.

Coaching career He retired in 2009 to return to Siena as a youth coach, initially for the Allievi Nazionali and, since 2010, for the primary youth team, the Primavera under-19 squad.

He then served as head coach of Olbia for the club's 2016–17 Lega Pro campaign, but he was relieved of his managerial duties on 5 March 2017 following a string of six consecutive losses.

On 25 November 2019 he was hired by Serie C club Modena.

After two seasons in charge of Modena, Mignani left to join Serie C fallen giants Bari, which he successfully guided to win the title and subsequent return to Serie B. He was sacked in October 2023 after a series of poor results.

On 3 April 2024, Mignani was appointed in charge of Serie B promotion hopefuls Palermo. After completing the regular season in sixth place and then losing to Venezia in the promotion playoff semifinals, Palermo announced Mignani's departure on 6 June 2024. On 20 June 2024, Mignani signed for newly promoted Serie B club Cesena on a two-year contract. He was dismissed from his position at Cesena on 14 March 2026 after a 2–2 home draw with Frosinone.

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Honours Managerial Bari Serie C: 2021–22 (Group C)